'We put on make-up, wigs, whiskers and jeans.'
Photo: Anja Weber, Ein Sonntag mit den Peacocks (2005)
The sentence above is taken from make up productions’ manifesto, the Berlin production company of which Antonia Baehr and Werner Hirsch are members. It supports and creates multidisciplinary work by a number of artists linked by affinity. Some of these artists might share the same biological body. Yet they treat constructed bodies with the same respect as biological ones, because they presuppose the latter are constructions as well: behind the make up, we find no truth but true make up. The artists connected with make up productions form an open nexus who use the structure of switching roles to collaborate – sometimes as director or choreographer, then as dramaturge, performer, host or guest. Through installations, photos, a video programme and an archive we take an inside peek at this exception- ally group of collaborators. With a great deal of humour and self-deprecation they call into question the position of the artist and the audience.
Works by: Antonia Baehr, Katrin Schoof, Isabell Spengler, Renate Lorenz, Pauline Boudry, William Wheeler, Stefan Pente, Anja Weber, Sabine Ercklentz, Anne Quirynen e.a
Grab a chair, listen to a record, read a book, browse on a computer, watch a movie.
Anyone who would like to delve more deeply into Antonia Baehr’s and Werner Hirsch’s oeuvre and that of the other artists in this focus programme is welcome to come and browse in our archive. You’ll find articles, books and websites about all the artists we present as well as recordings of performances and films by Hirsch and Baehr which are not included in our programme. Thanks to Gelijke Kansen Vlaanderen (Equal Opportunities Flanders) and RoSa Documentatiecentrum we have been able to enhance our library with key works which deal with gender and feminism. 11 April (from 19:30) and 3 May (from 18:00) an employee of RoSa brings a broad selection of (photo)books and answers all your questions.
This exhibition has been made possible by [Goethe-Institut Brüssel] (http://www.goethe.de/ins/be/bru/nlindex.htm), [Gelijke Kansen Vlaanderen](http://www.gelijkekansen.be/ )and Documentatiecentrum Rosa
Special thanks to: Alexandra Wellensiek, Jesse Vanhoeck and Bozar.
Open from Wednesday until Saturday, from 11:00 until 18:00.
Opening March 8th, 18:00.
